>>> Boat: Les should also consider...
building a "nesting" version, where the boat is split approximately in the middle and the forward end fits inside the aft one... Each half has a full bulkhead in the middle and, since your max. beam is well aft of mid-point, there is no major technical problem...
This makes it easy on cruisers with little room for a Dinghy and, since it's so light, it probably could even fit in the back of a SUV, pick-up or large station wagon, saving the trailering... User-friendliness is key to commercial success...
High-tech fiber is fine and you should use vinylester resin, if you don't already... BTW, the wide transom version would also be much more stable and have much less tendency to pitch (hobby-horse), than the other one...
JMHO
